SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The home changed owner in September 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Hames Hall Residential Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Cumberland.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Hames Hall Residential Care Home is a 25-bed residential care home in Cockermouth, Cumberland, run by Curo Care Hames Hall Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
In Cumberland, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 90% of homes in Cumberland also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Curo Care Hames Hall Limited has run the home since September 2024, when it changed owner.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2023, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from November 2017.
